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Home › MA › Cambridge › Cambridge Family YMCA - A Child's Place
Cambridge MA 02139 · License #P-170587 · Center · Center-Based Care
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Staff Records
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Staff Schedule/Qualifications
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Indoor Space
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Medication
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP)
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Violation
The licensor reviewed OST staff files with the following findings: 3/3 staff do not have verified references; 1/3 staff do not have EEC required bi-monthly staff observations on file.
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Violation
Documentation of the qualifications (education and work experience verification) for OST staff is not on file.
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The licensor observed a cubby unit and toy refrigerator in the Blue Preschool classroom that are not secured and pose tipping hazards; there is a space heater in the preschool director's office which are prohibited for use in the program.
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Violation
A child in the OST program is missing an OTC medication prescribed as part of a medical action plan; a prescribed medication for a child in the OST program categorized as a controlled substance is not kept in a secured and locked place at all times when not being accessed by an authorized individual as required by EEC.
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Violation
The licensor reviewed files 4 children in the OST program with the following findings: 2/4 children do not have the EEC Required IHCP on file.
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Children's Records
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Staff Records
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Attendance Recording and Group Sizes/Ratios
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Indoor Space
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Toxic Substances
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Medication
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2 preschool children do not have lead test results on file.
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Violation
The licensor reviewed 3 staff files with the following findings: 1/3 staff do not have proof of immunity to MMR.
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Violation
The OST Little classroom attendance log was not accurate; children that had been taken by staff to an activity in another part of the building had not been signed out.
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Violation
The licensor observed the following during the visit: a bait trap accessible to children in the blue preschool classroom next to the refrigerator; a plunger accessible to children in the preschool bathroom; a staff pocketbook accessible in a bottom cabinet in the red preschool classroom; a staff pocketbook accessible to children hanging on the office door in the red preschool classroom; teacher supplies/tools, plastic bags, shaving cream, and cleaning products accessible to children in several drawers and bottom cabinets in the red and blue preschool classrooms.
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The licensor observed an unlabeled spray bottle of liquid in the preschool bathroom.
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Violation
OTC medications prescribed as part of a medical action plan for 2 children in the OST program are not on site.
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Children's Records - R Apr 2025
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Violation
Staff:child ratios and groupings: Fixed; Preschoolers Full
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Indoor Space
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Physical Space Inspections
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Emergency Evacuation - R Apr 2025
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Medication
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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Violation
Licensor reviewed 3 childcare children’s files and 3 afterschool children’s files with the following findings: 1 child in the childcare program has an expired physical.
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Violation
Licensor observed a group of 22 children in the childcare program eating lunch in the larger preschool classroom. Licensor also noted that the square footage of the larger preschool classroom allows for up to 20 children.
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Violation
The storage cabinets located in the smaller childcare classroom and the smaller afterschool 1 classroom are not secured and pose a tipping hazard.
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Violation
Program must submit a copy of a current pool roof inspection to the document library.
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The last recorded evacuation drill in the childcare program was 7/11/22024.
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Violation
Prescribed medication for a child in the childcare program is not in the original labeled package. Prescribed OTC medications for 2 children in the afterschool program are not on site.
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Violation
1 child in the child care program with a documented allergy/medical condition does not have a medical action plan from a health care professional on file. 2 children in the afterschool program with a documented allergy/medical condition have expired IHCPs and/or medical action plans.
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Violation
Staff Schedule/Qualifications - R Sep 2025
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Carbon Monoxide Detectors - SLGSA
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Building Inspection and Fire Inspection - R Apr 2025
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Evacuation procedures posted at each exit
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Staff Record Checklist and Staff Schedule not complete.
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No Carbon Monoxide detectors in the new space.
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Fire Inspection was not available at the time of the visit.
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Violation
Emergency Evacuation procedure are not posted in Afterschool Room 2
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Staff Records - R Apr 2025
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Staff:child ratios and groupings: Fixed
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Evacuation drill log, all groups
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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Emergency medications readily available
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Violation
At the time of the visit four staff files were reviewed and the following was found: all files has expired PQ registry, three files were in need of a current evaluation, two files were in need of observation documentation, and one file did not have evidence of MMR. Please update staff records checklist and upload to the document library.
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Violation
At the time of the visit all 27 preschoolers were in one classroom. The attendance and 1:10 ratio was correct, however the grouping exceeded 20 children in one classroom. Groupings of preschool should not exceed 20 children in one classroom at any time.
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Violation
Evacuation drills were not consistently being documented on a monthly basis.
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Violation
At the time of the visit two children with emergency medical conditions were reviewed and the following was found: one child's IHCP was missing EEC required information..
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Violation
At the time of the visit two children requiring emergency medication were reviewed and teh following was found: one child did not have their medication onsite.
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Evacuation Logs
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Staff Records
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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Current consent for administered medications - R Apr 2025
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Evacuation drills were not conducted in the months of January and February.
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Two staff files were missing Staff Orientation Checklist.
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Violation
One child’s IHCP was missing EEC required information.
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Two childrens files were missing medication consent forms.
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Children's Records - R Apr 2025
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Emergency Evacuation Logs
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One child's file has an expired transportation plan.
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The program's evacuation log did not document of the effectiveness of each evacuation.
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At the time of the visit, written evacuation procedures were not posted at all the exits with a direct egress to the outdoors.
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At the time of the visit, the location of the health care policy was not posted.
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At the time of the visit, evacuations were not conducted March, June, November of 2019, and January of 2020.
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At the time of the visit, peeling paint was observed in the preschool bathroom.
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At the time of the visit, under the sink plumbing was accessible to children in the preschool classroom.
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Children's records and checklist - R Apr 2025
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Staff Records - R Apr 2025
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Medication
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Garbage kept in lined and covered containers, emptied daily
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Evacuation procedures posted at each exit; Exit signs and diagrams as required
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Location of health care policy; Location of 1st aid kit
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Evacuation drill log, all groups
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No peeling or flaking paint (indoor and out)
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Equipment and supplies: free of entrapment hazards
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At the time of the visit, the program did not have a current children's records checklist available for review. Please upload a copy of the children's records checklist to the document library when edits are complete.
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Violation
At the time of the visit, two staff files were reviewed and the following was found: one file was missing verification of references, evidence of bimonthly observations, and annual evaluations. Please upload a copy of the staff records checklist to the document library when edits are complete.
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At the time of the visit, four children with medications were reviewed and the following was found: one child's medication was expired.
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At the time of the visit, all trash containers did not have covers.
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